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River Jeker

River Jeker

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River Jeker

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Location: Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

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1. Bemelerberg Cave – Marl Cliff along the Geul loop from Bemelen

27.6km

07:17

250m

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2. Fort Sint Pieter – ENCI Quarry loop from Céramique

12.5km

03:23

180m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Fort Sint Pieter – Jeker River at Molen Nekum loop from Maastricht

17.1km

04:35

210m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Viviane

June 13, 2022

The valley of the Jeker and the surrounding fertile land of the Haspengouw was an important cultural landscape from an early age. On the Jeker are two very old cities, Tongeren and Maastricht, both of which claim to be the oldest city in their respective states. Tongeren was already a large city in Roman times and the capital of a civitas. Maastricht was still small at the time, but in the early Middle Ages it took the place of Tongeren as an early Christian center and trading place. The Jeker also played an important role later on, within the walled cities as a source of relatively clean water (including for the tannery and the cloth industry) and outside the city walls as an extra defense (as a city moat and as an inundation area; see Jeker Canal and De Kommen, among others). ).[2] In the 19th century, the river, especially in Maastricht, was heavily polluted and a danger to public health, after which parts were covered over. Due to the construction of the Liège-Maastricht Canal (ca. 1850) and the Maasboulevard (ca. 1960), the mouth of the Maas had to be moved twice.[1]
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Stephan N

August 17, 2023

The Jeker is a 54 km long river in Belgium (50 km) and the Netherlands (4 km). It rises in Lens-Saint-Servais in the municipality of Geer
Although the Jeker is a small river, it has a major impact on the Limburg landscape. This small river crosses the green valley with its hills and picturesque villages; it cuts a path from the Belgian border until it meets the Meuse in Maastricht. Not only does the bishop's mill owe its existence to the Jeker, the vineyards in the Jeker valley are also watered by this modest river.

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JakobusPilger

May 18, 2025

Compared to the broad and much more important Meuse, which, after all, gave the city its name, the Jeker is a small and almost inconspicuous river. But especially in earlier times, it also played an important role, as its branches encircled the city walls and served as an additional protective element.

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River Jeker

1. Bemelerberg Cave – Marl Cliff along the Geul loop from Bemelen

2. Fort Sint Pieter – ENCI Quarry loop from Céramique

3. Fort Sint Pieter – Jeker River at Molen Nekum loop from Maastricht

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